Miss Napa County & Miss Solano 2015 Contestants

Name: Belem Gomez
Age: 19
Talent: Vocal and Piano
Platform: Cancel Cancer
Education: Napa Valley College
Interesting facts:
  • I have a squirrel phobia
  • I know sign language
  • I am a phlebotomist.
Name: Kenzy Hansen
Age: 20
Talent: Dance
Platform: Raising Awareness About Heart Disease
Education: Santa Rosa Junior College
Interesting Facts:
  • I am a certified scuba diver
  • I have an internship with the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory
  • I completed a research project for the Junior Science and Humanities Symposia
Name: Danielle Lindberg
Age: 19
Talent: Colorguard/"Crystallize" by Lindsey Stirling
Platform: Beauty Beyond Skin
Education: Napa Valley College
Interesting Facts:
  • I was the first female football player in Napa High History to complete a full season of men's football
  • My favorite activities are hunting and fishing
  • I started my own photography business when I was 15
Name: Hazel Payne
Age: 22
Talent: Vocal
Platform: Darkness to Light: End Child Sexual Abuse
Education: Sacramento State University
Interesting Facts:
  • I have a twin sister
Name: Kayla Pelaez
Age: 17
Talent: Tumbling
Platform: Swimming Saves Lives: Teaching Youth How To Swim
Education: Saint Helena High School
Interesting Facts:
  • I was born on April Fools Day
  • I love to paint
  • I am 100% Guatemalan
Name: Adriana Ramos
Age: 19
Talent: Spoken Word
Platform: Fitness for Life
Education: Napa Valley College
Interesting Facts:
  • Graduated Justin-Siena High School with high honors
  • Became one of CCNMA's (California Chicano News and Media Association) Scholarship Recipients in 2014
  • Maintains a 4.0 GPA in her studies as a political science major
Name: Arielle Sumilhig
Age: 22
Talent: Dance
Platform: Empowering Youth to a Higher Education
Education: Sacramento State University
Interesting Facts:
  • Certified AFAA group exercise instructor specializing in yoga, pilates, and zumba/latin dance.
  • Appeared on Jimmy Kimmel live
  • Middle school math tutor/College and career club advisor
Name: Esmeralda Torres
Age: 18
Talent: Dance
Platform: Autism Awareness
Education: Napa High School
Interesting Facts:
  • I love being and helping kids that have trouble learning or that have disabilities
  • I want to become a police officer
  • I am very outgoing
Name: Valentina Valenzuela
Age: 17
Talent: Dance
Platform: Educate and be role model for students in economically disadvantaged areas. 
Education: Saint Helena High School
Interesting Facts: 
  • I am an All American Cheerleader
  • I've volunteered for Habitat for Humanity twice, once in New Orleans and once in New Jersey. 
  • I have been part of the Saint Helena Catholic Church Youth Ministry since I was in 6th grade and a youth leader for 4 years.